Ryan Freel was born on Monday, March 8, 1976, in Jacksonville, Florida. Freel was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 4, 2001, with the Toronto Blue Jays. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ryan Freel baseball stats page.
"I'm going to go out there and play and have fun. I'm looking forward to winning and showing that I'm healthy. I guess that's my biggest thing. I'm feeling 100 percent right now. I don't want to be 10-20 years down the road wondering if I would've played and got picked up. I know that probably all the guys in this league, they're goal is not to be independent ball all year. You can be put me in that group. I want to get back to big leagues, and if this is way I have to do it, that's what I have to do. I'm going to make the best of it and it sounds like I'm going to be very pleased going out there." - Freel, Ryan. Ryan Freel brings major-league effort, resume to Patriots. Dunleavy, Ryan. Patriot Pulse Staff Writer. 9 April 2010.
Ryan FreelRyan Freel Autograph on a 2004 Topps Baseball Card (#567) |
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Ryan FreelRyan Freel Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Ryan FreelRyan Freel Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
2001 | 25 | Blue Jays | 9 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .318 |
2003 | 27 | Reds | 43 | 137 | 23 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .285 | .344 | .431 |
2004 | 28 | Reds | 143 | 505 | 74 | 140 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 67 | 0 | 88 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 7 | .277 | .375 | .368 |
2005 | 29 | Reds | 103 | 369 | 69 | 100 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 51 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | .271 | .371 | .371 |
2006 | 30 | Reds | 132 | 454 | 67 | 123 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 57 | 0 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | .271 | .363 | .399 |
2007 | 31 | Reds | 75 | 277 | 44 | 68 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .245 | .308 | .347 |
2008 | 32 | Reds | 48 | 131 | 17 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .298 | .340 | .359 |
2009 | 33 | Orioles | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .350 | .133 |
2009 | 33 | Cubs | 14 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .226 | .143 |
2009 | 33 | Royals | 18 | 45 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .306 | .289 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
8 Years | 594 | 1,983 | 306 | 532 | 100 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 122 | 222 | 1 | 350 | 21 | 2 | 43 | 31 | .268 | .354 | .369 |
Ryan FreelRyan Freel Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2001 Blue Jays | 2B | 7 | 6 | 147 | 32 | 4.6 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 5.69 |
2001 Blue Jays | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2003 Reds | 2B | 11 | 10 | 230 | 35 | 3.2 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 3.99 |
2003 Reds | 3B | 2 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
2003 Reds | CF | 20 | 19 | 492 | 52 | 2.6 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.85 |
2003 Reds | LF | 5 | 3 | 81 | 8 | 1.6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.67 |
2004 Reds | 2B | 15 | 10 | 277 | 48 | 3.2 | 48 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.68 |
2004 Reds | 3B | 56 | 51 | 1,177 | 161 | 2.9 | 149 | 42 | 107 | 12 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .925 | 3.42 |
2004 Reds | CF | 42 | 29 | 814 | 81 | 1.9 | 80 | 76 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.65 |
2004 Reds | LF | 12 | 12 | 256 | 30 | 2.5 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.16 |
2004 Reds | RF | 46 | 26 | 795 | 85 | 1.8 | 83 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.82 |
2005 Reds | 2B | 48 | 48 | 1,149 | 224 | 4.7 | 218 | 91 | 127 | 6 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 5.12 |
2005 Reds | 3B | 10 | 8 | 207 | 32 | 3.2 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 3.91 |
2005 Reds | CF | 18 | 10 | 303 | 42 | 2.3 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.74 |
2005 Reds | LF | 25 | 17 | 492 | 51 | 2.0 | 51 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.80 |
2005 Reds | RF | 13 | 6 | 210 | 23 | 1.8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.96 |
2006 Reds | 2B | 13 | 11 | 273 | 49 | 3.8 | 48 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 4.75 |
2006 Reds | 3B | 13 | 9 | 258 | 32 | 2.5 | 32 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.35 |
2006 Reds | CF | 54 | 44 | 1,200 | 131 | 2.4 | 131 | 127 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.95 |
2006 Reds | LF | 13 | 3 | 126 | 11 | 0.8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.36 |
2006 Reds | RF | 42 | 41 | 1,083 | 113 | 2.7 | 108 | 101 | 7 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 2.69 |
2007 Reds | 2B | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.00 |
2007 Reds | 3B | 19 | 15 | 372 | 48 | 2.5 | 46 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 3.34 |
2007 Reds | CF | 59 | 49 | 1,332 | 141 | 2.4 | 139 | 136 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.82 |
2007 Reds | LF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2008 Reds | 2B | 3 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
2008 Reds | 3B | 4 | 4 | 99 | 9 | 2.3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 2.18 |
2008 Reds | CF | 23 | 19 | 456 | 46 | 2.0 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.72 |
2008 Reds | LF | 13 | 2 | 138 | 6 | 0.5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.17 |
2008 Reds | RF | 5 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
2009 Orioles | 2B | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
2009 Orioles | 3B | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2009 Orioles | LF | 5 | 3 | 93 | 8 | 1.6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.32 |
2009 Orioles | RF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2009 Cubs | 3B | 7 | 7 | 153 | 13 | 1.9 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 2.12 |
2009 Cubs | CF | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
2009 Cubs | LF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2009 Cubs | RF | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2009 Royals | 2B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2009 Royals | CF | 4 | 4 | 96 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.41 |
2009 Royals | LF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
2009 Royals | RF | 12 | 6 | 192 | 9 | 0.8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.27 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
CF Totals | 221 | 175 | 4,714 | 499 | 2.3 | 496 | 481 | 15 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 2.84 | |
RF Totals | 120 | 79 | 2,331 | 234 | 2.0 | 227 | 217 | 10 | 7 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.63 | |
3B Totals | 113 | 96 | 2,305 | 297 | 2.6 | 279 | 77 | 202 | 18 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 3.27 | |
2B Totals | 102 | 87 | 2,157 | 404 | 4.0 | 395 | 171 | 224 | 9 | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 4.94 | |
LF Totals | 77 | 41 | 1,231 | 117 | 1.5 | 117 | 108 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 | |
8 Years | 633 | 478 | 12,738 | 1,551 | 2.5 | 1,514 | 1,054 | 460 | 37 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 3.21 |
Ryan FreelRyan Freel Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
2001 Blue Jays | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
2003 Reds | 9 | 4 | .692 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 34.3 | 10.5 | 11.4 | - | - | - |
2004 Reds | 37 | 10 | .787 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 168.3 | 5.7 | 18.0 | - | - | - |
2005 Reds | 36 | 10 | .783 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 92.3 | 6.3 | 17.6 | - | - | - |
2006 Reds | 37 | 11 | .771 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 56.8 | 4.6 | 16.8 | - | - | - |
2007 Reds | 15 | 8 | .652 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 92.3 | 5.9 | 17.3 | - | - | - |
2008 Reds | 6 | 4 | .600 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 13.1 | - | - | - |
2009 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 15.0 | - | - | - |
2009 Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 28.0 | - | - | - |
2009 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 15.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
8 Years | 143 | 48 | .749 | 55 | 26 | 0 | 90.1 | 5.7 | 16.3 | - | - | - |
Ryan FreelRyan Freel Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
2001 Toronto Blue Jays | 11 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
2003 Cincinnati Reds | 6 | $300,000.00 | - | - |
2004 Cincinnati Reds | 6 | $320,000.00 | - | - |
2005 Cincinnati Reds | 6 | $405,000.00 | - | - |
2006 Cincinnati Reds | 6 | $1,300,000.00 | - | - |
2007 Cincinnati Reds | 6 | $2,325,000.00 | - | - |
2008 Cincinnati Reds | 6 | $3,000,000.00 | - | - |
2009 Baltimore Orioles | 2 | $4,000,000.00 | - | - |
2009 Chicago Cubs | 4 | $4,000,000.00 | - | - |
2009 Kansas City Royals | 26 | " " | - | - |
Ryan Freel Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Ryan Freel was inducted into the Tallahassee Community College Eagle Athletics Hall of Fame on September 28, 2007? Take a look beyond the stats with this Tallahassee Community College Press Release:
Meet Eagle Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Ryan Freel
"Making a Major League Baseball team's roster is the dream of so many youth baseball players, and he has had the opportunity to live this dream. Over 100 players have worn a TCC jersey and only four have had the priveledge of making it to the highest level." -- Brian Anweiler, TCC Athletic Director
Ryan Freel, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., signed with Tallahassee Community College in January 1994, as a senior at Englewood High School. Though he only played one season in an Eagle uniform, he made an immediate impact, helping TCC win its first-ever Panhandle Conference Championship in 1995 en route to a 35-14 record.
During his only season at TCC, Freel, who played second base, established a single-season record for stolen bases with 38, a mark that still stands 12 years later. His total also ranks sixth on the school's all-time stolen base list. Following the 1995 season, Freel signed a professional contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.
After spending parts of six seasons in the Blue Jays' farm system, Freel made his major league debut with Toronto, as a defensive replacement, on April 4, 2001, against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. One day later, he singled in his first big league plate appearance. Though his first stint in "The Show" lasted only nine games, it served as the foundation for what has become a solid career.
Freel didn't return to the majors until 2003, this time as a member of the Cincinnati Reds. When he was recalled on August 20, he wasted no time making a splash, becoming just the fifth player to hit his first big league home run off future Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson. Appearing in 43 games during four separate stints with the big league club, Freel had found a home in Cincinnati.
Freel's breakout season came in 2004 when he started 128 games for the Reds. In doing so, he became the first major league player in twelve years to start at least ten games at five different positions (2B, 3B, RF, CF, LF). Though he led the Reds in seven categories, including triples (8) and stolen bases (37), it was his defensive tenacity that won him a place in the hearts of Reds' fans.
The fleet-footed Freel also led the Reds in stolen bases in 2005 and 2006, becoming the first player in 18 years to lead the club three consecutive seasons. He has also become a fixture on the "Web Gems" segment of ESPN's popular Baseball Tonight program.
To date, Freel has a .270 batting average and 136 stolen bases in 505 career games.
Source: Tallahassee Community College.
Ryan Freel, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, is the first former Major League Baseball player to have his brain studied by the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy and the first to be diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Major League Baseball added a mandatory seven-day disabled list for head injuries due to the diagnosis during the Winter Meetings in 2013.
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